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Earnings Boost Wall Street While Growth Fears Sink Oil

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Navigating the Rise of the ‘retail Investor’

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‘Great Wealth Transfer’ Set to Accelerate ESG Transition in the Wealth Management Sector

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Wall Street Ends Lower as Bond Yields Jump on Growth Concerns

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Wall Street Up, Treasuries Surge as Investors Eye Earnings, Global Growth

Date: April 18, 2022

By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Wall Street opened higher Monday while U.S. Treasury yields hit three-year highs as investors eyed corporate earnings and what Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could mean for global growth. A significant cut to global growth expectations from the World Bank, paired with March weakness in China’s latest economic numbers injected...

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Global Bond Funds See Big Outflows in Week to April 13

Date: April 18, 2022

(Reuters) – Global bond funds witnessed massive money outflows in the week to April 13, as investors were worried that the Federal Reserve would start tightening its policy more aggressively to contain rising price pressures, which could slow economic growth. According to Refinitiv Lipper, global investors shed bond funds worth $14.5 billion in the reported...

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U.S. Stocks Dip, Bond Yields Climb on Tightening Concerns

Date: April 14, 2022

By Sinéad Carew (Reuters) – Wall Street stocks fell, while bond yields and the dollar rose on Thursday as investors worried about the potential for aggressive U.S. policy tightening as other central banks around the world moved to reduce support. The benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury yield jumped, following two days of declines, after a flurry...

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Oil Prices Extend Gains With Falling Supplies in Focus

Date: April 13, 2022

By Ahmad Ghaddar LONDON (Reuters) -Oil prices extended gains on Wednesday after Moscow said peace talks with Ukraine had reached a dead end, heightening concerns of supply disruption, while weak economic data from China and Japan limited the rise. Brent crude was up $1.62, or 1.6%, to $106.26 a barrel by 1418 GMT and U.S....

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Reality Check Looms for Southern Europe’s Bond Markets

Date: April 13, 2022

By Stefano Rebaudo (Reuters) – Having taken in their stride the uncertainty stemming from the Ukraine war and the ending of a powerful monetary stimulus scheme, bond markets across southern Europe now face a reality check. Italian, Spanish and Portuguese bonds, which usually buckle at any sign of the European Central Bank withdrawing its stimulus...

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Legitimate Offshore Property Investors Have No Reason to Fear Extended Use of Unexplained Wealth Orders

Date: April 12, 2022

By Craig Hughes, partner and private client adviser at accountancy firm, Menzies LLP. He specialises in advising non-doms and other high-net worth individuals on their financial affairs and compliance matters. Tighter restrictions on UK property ownership by offshore individuals and companies are soon to be introduced, which are specifically designed to flush out ill-gotten gains....